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Welcome to Species Leucocoprinus cepistipes!

Leucocoprinus cepistipes - Liber Deserti

Your current chain: State of matter Life > Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Subphylum Agaricomycotina > Class Agaricomycetes > Subclass Agaricomycetidae > Order Agaricales > Suborder Agaricineae > Family Agaricaceae > Genus Leucocoprinus > Species Leucocoprinus cepistipes

My image of Leucocoprinus cepistipes, taken August 9, 2022 in New Orleans, LA, USA

Picture of Leucocoprinus cepistipes

FACT: This species has been commonly known to invade greenhouses and gardens, with descriptions of the aforementioned found as early as the 1850s!

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